2024 NCAA Division III baseball tournament

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2024 NCAA Division III
baseball tournament
Season2024
Teams60
Finals site
Champions Misericordia  (1st title)
Runner-up Wisconsin-Whitewater
Winning coachPete Egbert (1st title)

The 2024 NCAA Division III baseball tournament was the 48th edition of the NCAA Division III baseball tournament. The 60-team tournament began on Friday, May 17 and concluded with the 2024 Division III College World Series at Classic Park in Eastlake, Ohio, which started on May 31 and will end on June 6. [1] It is the first Division III baseball tournament held in Ohio since 1987.

Contents

60 NCAA Division III college baseball teams were selected, with 41 earning automatic bids as conference champions and 19 earning at-large bids awarded by the NCAA Division III Baseball Committee. Teams were divided into fourteen regionals of four teams, each of which conducted a double-elimination tournament, and two regionals of two teams, each of which conducted a best-of-five series. Regional champions then faced each other in Super Regionals, a best-of-three-game series, determined the eight participants in the championship. [2]

In March 2024, Birmingham–Southern College announced that it would be closing on May 31 due to financial troubles. Its baseball team earned an at-large bid and raised $100,000 through a GoFundMe to compete, drawing national attention. [3] The team won the Granville Super Regional and played its first game in the championship bracket on May 31, the day the university closed. [4]

Misericordia won the national championship for the first time, defeating Wisconsin-Whitewater two games to one.

Schedule and venues

On May 16, the NCAA Division III Baseball Committee announced the sixteen regional host sites. [5]

Regionals

Super Regionals

College World Series

Bids

Automatic bids

ConferenceSchoolRecord
AEC Immaculata 26–16
AMCC Penn State Behrend 25–11
ARC Coe 29–14
ASC Concordia (TX) 27–16
C2C Christopher Newport 26–9
CCC Endicott 39–2
CCIW Millikin 26–14
Centennial Johns Hopkins 32–9
E8 St. John Fisher 26–17
GNAC Mitchell 31–11
HCAC Hanover 30–15
Landmark Scranton 30–11
LEC Mass Dartmouth 24–18–1
Liberty Ithaca 31–9
MAC Commonwealth Alvernia 28–16
MAC Freedom Misericordia 33–9
MASCAC Bridgewater State 26–14
MIAA Adrian 29–12
MIAC Bethel 23–14
MWC Beloit 22–15
NAC Husson 23–9
NACC Benedictine 32–12
NCAC Denison 39–6
NESCAC Middlebury 27–10
NEWMAC Babson 29–11
NJAC Ramapo 28–14
NWC Willamette 28–13
OAC Baldwin Wallace 36–8
ODAC Lynchburg 30–15
PAC Washington & Jefferson 31–10
SAA Centre 34–11
SCAC Centenary 23–18
SCIAC Pomona-Pitzer 31–11
Skyline St. Joseph's (L.I.) 33–12
SLIAC Spalding 30–10
SUNYAC New Paltz 29–13
UAA Case Western Reserve 30–7
UMAC Crown (MN) 21–20
United East Keystone 31–11
USA South North Carolina Wesleyan 33–11
WIAC Wisconsin–Whitewater 35–8

At-large bids

ConferenceSchoolRecord
ASC East Texas Baptist 36–8
C2C Salisbury 28–9
HCAC Transylvania 32–12
Landmark Catholic 31–12
Landmark Elizabethtown 31–12
LEC Eastern Connecticut State 29–13
MAC Freedom Arcadia 31–12
NESCAC Colby 29–10
NEWMAC Salve Regina 33–8
NJAC Rowan 27–13
ODAC Randolph–Macon 28–13
SAA Birmingham–Southern 26–14
SCAC Trinity (TX) 31–12
SCIAC Cal Lutheran 25–13
SCIAC Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 30–13
SCIAC La Verne 26–12–1
SUNYAC Cortland 30–12–1
United East Penn State Harrisburg 34–9
WIAC Wisconsin–La Crosse 31–13

Regionals and Super Regionals

Bold indicates winner. Seeds for regional tournaments indicate seeds within regional. Seeds for super regional tournaments indicate national seeds only.

Whitewater Super Regional

Regional Regional Regional Final Super Regional
               
1 Wis.-Whitewater 9
4 Crown (MN) 2
1 Wis.-Whitewater20
3 Cal Lutheran 3
2 Centre 0
3 Cal Lutheran 7
1 Wis.-Whitewater6
Whitewater Regional – James B. Miller Stadium
2 Centre 4
4 Crown (MN) 5
2 Centre16
2 Centre7
3 Cal Lutheran 6
Wis.-Whitewater2 88
Wis.-La Crosse 30 2
1 Wisconsin-La Crosse 19
4 Bethel (MN) 2
1 Wis.-La Crosse 11
3 Coe12
2 Benedictine (IL) 9
3 Coe 12
3 Coe 11 7
La Crosse Regional – Copeland Park
1 Wis.-La Crosse189
4 Bethel 4
2 Benedictine (IL)12
2 Benedictine (IL) 15
1 Wis.-La Crosse18

Granville Super Regional

Regional Regional Regional Final Super Regional
               
1 Denison 15
4 Hanover 1
1 Denison26
2 Rowan 7
2 Rowan 10
3 Millikin 6
1 Denison13
Granville Regional – Big Red Baseball Field
2 Rowan 0
4 Hanover4
3 Millikin 3
4 Hanover 7
2 Rowan14
Denison 1 6
Birmingham-So.107
1 Spalding 7
4 Beloit 3
1 Spalding 2
3 Birmingham-So.4
2 Transylvania 7
3 Birmingham-So. 21
3 Birmingham-So.5
Lexington Regional – Legends Field
2 Transylvania 2
4 Beloit 5
2 Transylvania5
2 Transylvania6
1 Spalding 5

La Verne Super Regional

RegionalRegionalRegional FinalSuper Regional
Trinity (TX) 18630
La Verne 915121
1 CWRU 7
4 Alvernia 4La Verne14
1CWRU0 San Antonio Regional – Trinity Baseball Field
Lynchburg76
3Lynchburg5
2 Ithaca 1
3 Lynchburg 3
3Lynchburg6
Cleveland Regional – Nobby's Ballpark
1CWRU5
4Alvernia10
2Ithaca44Alvernia3
1CWRU8

Marshall Super Regional

RegionalRegionalRegional FinalSuper Regional
Pomona-Pitzer 8111024
Willamette 135710
1 East Tex. Baptist 5
4 Centenary (LA) 2Pomona-Pitzer68
1East Tex. Baptist7 Claremont Regional – Alumni Field
East Tex. Baptist47
3Concordia (TX)3
2 Claremont-M-S 7
3 Concordia (TX) 13
1East Tex. Baptist6
Cleveland Regional – Nobby's Ballpark
2Claremont-M-S5
4Centenary (LA)5
2Claremont-M-S102Claremont-M-S6
3Concordia (TX)5

Salisbury Super Regional

Regional Regional Regional Final Super Regional
               
1 Salisbury 7
4 UMass Dartmouth 0
1 Salisbury 1
3 Mitchell5
2 Babson 3
3 Mitchell 4
3 Mitchell 0 0
Wellesley Regional – Govoni Field
1 Salisbury1511
4 UMass Dartmouth7
2 Babson 3
4 UMass Dartmouth 0
1 Salisbury9
Salisbury 8 9
Salve Regina914
1 Salve Regina 10
4 Colby 5
1 Salve Regina4
2 Cortland 2
2 Cortland 3
3 Wash. & Jeff. 2
1 Salve Regina12
Cortland Regional – Robert H. Wallace '53 Field
3 Wash. & Jeff. 3
4 Colby 0
3 Wash. & Jeff.7
3 Wash. & Jeff.3
2 Cortland 1

Newport News Super Regional

Regional Regional Regional Final Super Regional
               
1 Chris. Newport 3
4 Immaculata 2
1 Chris. Newport7
3 N.C. Wesleyan 2
2 Scranton 0
3 N.C. Wesleyan 6
1 Chris. Newport1 6
Newport News Regional – Captains Park
3 N.C. Wesleyan 65
4 Immaculata8
2 Scranton 0
4 Immaculata 0
3 N.C. Wesleyan4
Chris. Newport 1 1
Misericordia32
1 Misericordia 5
4 St. John Fisher 2
1 Misericordia7
3 Keystone 4
2 Middlebury 5
3 Keystone 10
1 Misericordia6
Dallas Regional – Tambur Field
2 Middlebury 4
4 St. John Fisher 9
2 Middlebury10
2 Middlebury11
3 Keystone 6

Beverly Super Regional

Regional Regional Regional Final Super Regional
               
1 Johns Hopkins 12
4 St. Joseph's (L.I.) 1
1 Johns Hopkins20
2 Arcadia 5
2 Arcadia 7
3 Ramapo 0
1 Johns Hopkins19
Baltimore Regional – Stromberg Stadium
2 Arcadia 4
4 St. Joseph's (L.I.) 1
3 Ramapo4
3 Ramapo 3
2 Arcadia10
Johns Hopkins 5 2
Endicott75
1 Endicott 6
4 Husson 2
1 Endicott19
3 New Paltz 12
2 Eastern Conn. St. 1
3 New Paltz 4
1 Endicott4
Willimantic Regional – Eastern Baseball Stadium
4 Husson 3
4 Husson3
4Eastern Conn. St. 2
4 Husson6
3 New Paltz 2

Ashland Super Regional

Regional Regional Regional Final Super Regional
               
1 Penn St.-Harrisburg 5
4 Bridgewater St. 3
1 Penn St.-Harrisburg 3
2 Randolph-Macon7
2 Randolph-Macon 4
3 Elizabethtown 0
2 Randolph-Macon5
Harrisburg Regional – Penn State-Harrisburg Baseball Field
3 Elizabethtown 2
4 Bridgewater St. 3
3 Elizabethtown8
3 Elizabethtown6
1 Penn St.-Harrisburg 5
Randolph-Macon64 9
Adrian 5 56
1 Baldwin Wallace 4
4 Penn St.-Behrend 10
4 Penn St.-Behrend 1
3 Adrian12
2 Catholic 2
3 Adrian 5
3 Adrian9
Berea Regional – Fisher Field
2 Catholic 8
1 Baldwin Wallace 7
2 Catholic9
2 Catholic14
4 Penn St.-Behrend 2

Championship bracket

The championship bracket will be held at Classic Park in Eastlake, Ohio.

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
4 Pomona-Pitzer 3
5 Misericordia 6
5 Misericordia 2
8 Lynchburg6
1 Endicott 2
8 Lynchburg 7
5 Misericordia35
Bracket 1
8 Lynchburg 2 1
4 Pomona-Pitzer 6
1 Endicott7
1 Endicott 4
5 Misericordia12
5 Misericordia1210 10
3 Wis.-Whitewater 9 165
2 Salve Regina 7
7 Birmingham-So. 5
2 Salve Regina2
3 Wis.-Whitewater 0
3 Wis.-Whitewater 11
6 Randolph-Macon 3
2 Salve Regina 4 2
Bracket 2
3 Wis.-Whitewater75
7 Birmingham-So.9
6 Randolph-Macon 7
3 Wis.-Whitewater11
7 Birmingham-So. 10

Finals

Sources: [6]

Game 1

June 4, 2024 7:00 p.m. (EDT) at Classic Park in Eastlake, Ohio
Team123456789 R H E
Wis.-Whitewater2000600109122
Misericordia05050011012162
WP: Matt Lanzendorfer   LP: Max Huseboe
Home runs:
UWW: Eli Frank (15), Adam Cootway (18)
MIS: None
Attendance: 189
Box Score

Game 2

June 6, 2024 11:00 a.m. (EDT) at Classic Park in Eastlake, Ohio
Team123456789 R H E
Misericordia01000034210183
Wis.-Whitewater15104104-16190
WP: Michael Hilker Jr.   LP: Joe Valenti
Home runs:
MIS: None
UWW: Aaron Holland (7), Matt Scolan (19), Eli Frank (16), Andy Thies (2, 17)
Box Score

Game 3

June 6, 2024 3:00 p.m. (EDT) at Classic Park in Eastlake, Ohio
Team123456789 R H E
Wis.-Whitewater0002000305111
Misericordia70201000-14131
WP: Connor Maryniak   LP: Cade Berendt
Home runs:
UWW: None
MIS: None
Box Score

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